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Hevel Elementary

12700 29 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48094 · (586) 752-5951 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
122 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9522%
Grade 17317%
Grade 27617%
Grade 36214%
Grade 46715%
Grade 56815%

This year's kindergarten class (95) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
37084%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
348%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
235%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22852%
Female
21348%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hevel Elementary→Romeo Middle School→Romeo High School
Based on grade levels within Romeo Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
58.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.9%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Hevel Elementary

Hevel Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hevel Elementary this school44127.7%47.1%
Brown Elementary School
NEW BOSTON
43429.7%42.0%
Parsons Elementary School
ROCKWOOD
41827.0%51.2%
Grant Elementary School
LIVONIA
47028.3%59.1%
Amanda Moore Elementary School
ROMEO
45726.9%41.3%
North Muskegon Elementary School
MUSKEGON
40627.8%48.5%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Hevel Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Macomb County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.1%#503 of 1,085#24 of 100
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.9%#392 of 1,072#12 of 98
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#298 of 1,139#13 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
441#476 of 1,630#62 of 126
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#218 of 1,424#10 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.7%#855 of 1,424#98 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.7%#1,272 of 1,563#109 of 123
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.8%#245 of 440#23 of 43
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
441
+79 (+22%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544132.313.7:128% (122)
2023-2442832.313.3:137% (160)
2022-2342329.414.4:137% (155)
2020-213622415.1:128% (103)
2017-1841325.516.2:129% (121)
2015-164472517.9:123% (103)
2010-114632221.1:127% (127)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hevel Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (413 to 441); teachers up 27% (25.5 to 32.3).

About Hevel Elementary

Hevel Elementary is an elementary school in WASHINGTON, Michigan, reachable at (586) 752-5951. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 441 students.

Federal data list 7 schools in Romeo Community Schools, with 5,293 students enrolled.

At Hevel Elementary, 84% of students are White. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.

Hevel Elementary has 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.2 students per teacher. At Hevel Elementary, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 24 points higher.

In Michigan, Hevel Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.1% actual against a predicted 54.0%.

For the population of Macomb County, median household income comes to about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Macomb County counts 236 public schools with about 115,743 students.

Romeo High School is the nearest public school to Hevel Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Hevel Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hevel Elementary comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Hevel Elementary as Rural: Fringe.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 441, from 362 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Hevel Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Macomb County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students

Quick facts

School name
Hevel Elementary
District
Romeo Community Schools
Address
12700 29 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48094
Phone
(586) 752-5951
County
Macomb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
441
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
122 (28%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
263009001310
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Romeo Community Schools
Other schools in WASHINGTON
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Frequently asked questions

About Hevel Elementary
How many students attend Hevel Elementary?
Hevel Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hevel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hevel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hevel Elementary have?
Hevel Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hevel Elementary?
At Hevel Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hevel Elementary public or private?
Hevel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Romeo Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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